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Sunday, February 24, 2013

For our first wash we will keep our values light. Start at the top of the page with Cerulean Blue and add water as you come down to the horizon line. Add some Aureolin to the blue and indicate trees. For the rocks use Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, and Cobalt Blue. Put the color down and don't mix it. While the pigment is still wet, apply wax paper for the top. Let dry and remove. For the water use Cerulean Blue and water where the value is lighter and add cobalt blue to the button area. Let dry.

Our second wash we will focus on our middle values, adding more pigment and less water. Using Cobalt Blue and Gamboge indicate evergreen trees along the horizon line. Using Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna start to define the rock shapes, trying to take advantage of the texture where you have it. For the reflections use the same colors that are above the water for the rocks and trees. Bring these colors down in a vertical manner and then with a flat brush, no color and just moist go across the area horizontally. Use the tip of the brush to show some movement in the water.

For our last wash we will be using our dark values. Winsor Green and Alizerin Crimson will make a beautiful dark value. Looking at your value study, indicate darks where shown for the trees. For the rocks add a little Burnt Sienna to the same mixture and add darks to the rocks (same thing for the water also).

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The desire to create has been instilled in me since early childhood. I grew up in Duluth, Minnesota where I learned to appreciate the beauty of nature and the changing of seasons.
I received formal training in the Fine Arts Program at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois with further study at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Atelier Lack in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have belonged to many art groups and served as Workshop Chair of the Northstar Watercolor Society in the Twin Cities, where I received additional training under nationally renowned artists.
I work in watercolor, acrylics, and oils and have produced a substantial body of work in a number of categories including landscapes, still lifes, and abstracts. My experience also includes work in graphic design, in particular, having my work licensed in the greeting card industry.
My art is shown in galleries throughout the Minnesota area, has received awards in competitions, and is held by numerous private collections, businesses, and corporations. Commissions, teaching, participation in art fairs, and gallery representation keep me enthusiastic about painting.

Class Praises

"I just wanted to thank you for the kindness and remarkable patience you exhibited to all of us (especially me, because after all it's all about me!) in your wonderful art class last night. In addition to your vast artistic talents, you have a wonderful gift that few can claim, you are a teacher of imagination. Thank you for making some new neural pathways ignite last night!"